John Fletcher Quotes

It's impossible to ravish me, I'm so willing.

Care-charming Sleep, thou easer of all woes, brother to Death, sweetly thyself dispose.

Speak boldly and speak truly, shame the devil.

Great actions speak great minds.

The coward's weapon, poison.

Come, sing now, sing; for I know you sing well; I see you have a singing face.

Deeds, not words shall speak me.

That soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man.

Our acts our angels are, for good or ill, our fatal shadows that walk by us still.

'Tis virtue, and not birth that makes us noble: Great actions speak great minds, and such should govern.

Death hath so many doors to let out life.

Go far - too far you cannot, still the farther. The more experience finds you: and go sparing. One meal a week will serve you, and one suit, through all your travels; for you'll find it certain.

Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing.

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; you shall perhaps not do tomorrow.

Only look to Jesus. He died for you, died in your place, died under the frowns of heaven, that we might die under its smile. Regard neither unbelief nor doubt. Fear neither sin nor hell. Choose neither life nor death. All these are swallowed up in the immensity of Christ and are triumphed over in His cross.

Ask how to live? Write, write, write, anything; The world's a fine believing world, write news.

Only look to Jesus. He died for you, died in your place, died under the frowns of heaven, that we might die under its smile.

O woman, perfect woman! what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!